- Sarah Jayne Frank, 10, is often taken to The Oakridge School in Arlington, Texas in her father’s helicopter
- The fourth grader said it was exciting took down at the cars lined up in traffic
- Commuting via air takes five minutes, compared to 30 minutes it takes to drive
- Her dad is a commercial aviation pilot and often drops Sarah to school when he has to fly to Houston for work
Meet the 10-year-old Texas girl who often catches a ride to school in her father’s helicopter.
Instead of wasting time sitting in traffic, Sarah Jayne Frank will climb into the helicopter and make it to class at The Oakridge School in Arlington in record time.
‘We can do it really whenever. It’s fun,’ the fourth grader told the Star-Telegram.
Ten-year-old Sarah Jayne Frank, pictured above with her parents Jim and Terri, will often catch a ride to her school in Arlington, Texas in her father’s helicopter
‘I just like looking down and seeing them in the air and the cars look like ants.’
Commuting via helicopter doesn’t happen everyday, but Sarah Jayne said that is what makes it so exciting when her father decides to fire up the aircraft.
Her dad, Jim Frank, is a commercial aviation pilot and runs his Helicopter Up company.
When he has to fly to Houston for work, Frank gets permission from his daughter’s school and flies her to class.
Instead of sitting in traffic, Sarah Jayne (above with Jim and Terri) will often climb into her father’s helicopter and make it to class at The Oakridge School in Arlington in record time
They land close to the school and Sarah Jayne walks across the football field to go in the same entrance as her classmates.
The commute is about five minutes via helicopter compared to the 30 minute drive.
Sarah Jayne has been flying with her dad since she was two years old and she knows the safety rules that comes with being around the helicopter.
She said she always remembers never to go near the tail rotor when she hops out.
‘There’s really bad heat and the rotor is spinning so fast you can’t see it and the rotor will chop you up into tiny pieces. And that will not be pretty,’ she said.
The fourth grader said it was exciting took down at the cars lined up in traffic